The
New
Patriotic
Party
(NPP)
has
officially
opened
nominations
for
the
Manhyia
South,
following
Dr.
Mathew
Opoku
Prempeh’s
elevation
to
the
party’s
running
mate
position.
This
has
left
the
Manhyia
South
Parliamentary
seat
vacant,
though
Parliament
has
yet
to
make
an
official
declaration.
The
party
pledged
a
free
and
fair
electoral
process
and
urged
prospective
aspirants
to
be
mindful
of
their
utterances,
emphasising
that
this
is
an
internal
affair.
Danquah
Smith
Buttey,
the
New
Patriotic
Party’s
first
National
Vice
Chairman
in
the
region,
in
an
interview
with
Citi
News,
said
candidates
who
wish
to
contest
the
seat
will
be
required
to
pay
an
amount
of
GH¢35,000
for
the
filing.
However,
females,
persons
under
40
years
old
(youth),
and
physically
disabled
persons
who
wish
to
contest
the
seat
will
pay
GH¢17,500.
“From
today
that
I
have
opened
nominations,
tomorrow
we
are
going
to
close
nominations.
We
conduct
vetting
on
Wednesday
and
Sunday
when
we
conduct
the
election.
From
tomorrow
until
Saturday,
if
anyone
has
any
grievances,
they
can
bring
them
to
the
constituency
office;
they
will
be
forwarded
to
the
regional
headquarters
in
Accra,”
he
stated.
Meanwhile,
shortly
after
NAPO’s
confirmation
as
running
mate
on
July
5,
posters
featuring
Nana
Owusu
Afriyie
Prempeh,
the
Manhyia
South
Constituency
Treasurer
and
NAPO’s
biological
brother,
surfaced,
indicating
his
intention
to
contest
for
the
parliamentary
seat.
Channel
One
News
also
learned
that
other
potential
candidates
have
begun
meeting
with
delegates
behind
closed
doors,
signalling
a
competitive
race
ahead.
But
so
far,
four
individuals
have
picked
their
nominations.